Experimental characterization of an isoplanatic patch in mouse cortex using adaptive optics.

Optical microscopy techniques have become essential tools for studying normal and pathological biological systems. However, in many situations, image quality deteriorates rapidly in the field of view due to optical aberrations and scattering induced by thick tissues. To compensate for these aberrations and restore the microscope's image quality, adaptive optics (AO) techniques have been proposed for the past 15 years.